Michelle Obama's birthday: @FLOTUS joins Twitter

In celebration of the first lady's 49th birthday, the White House launched Michelle Obama's first official Twitter account Monday.

The @FLOTUS account gathered more than 5,000 followers in less than 30 minutes. As with the @WhiteHouse account, the @VP account, and President Obama's campaign account, tweets from the first lady herself will be signed "-mo."

Michelle Obama hosts the National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Awards

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First Lady Michelle Obama waves at the podium during the 2012 Democratic National Convention at the Time Warner Cable Arena in Charlotte, North Carolina on September 4, 2012. UPI/Mike TheilerFirst Lady Michelle Obama greets members of the Mariachi Masters Apprentice group program during the 2012 National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Awards in the East Room at the White House in Washington, November 19, 2012. UPI/Kevin Dietsch

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